Create with Data
Bring data to life for students by connecting art with kid-friendly statistics. Use the materials below to spark students’ creativity through colorful graphs and charts, reflective Quickwrites, a data-driven art project about their state, and more.
Click the banner above to celebrate children’s creativity during Crayola Creativity Week 2027! Use SIS materials during this free, fun event to help students build artistic and data literacy skills while showcasing statistics in creative ways.
Bring Art to Life with Kid-Friendly Data
Take learning with census data a step further and create! Assemble a data wheel filled with student-friendly facts such as the number of children or how many amusement parks there are in your state. Design a poster or letter filled with facts about monthly celebrations such as Valentine’s Day or Hispanic Heritage Month. Inspire students to use their imaginations and find innovative ways to showcase their new knowledge while enhancing their civic and statistical literacy skills.
Learn About Your State
From a data-driven, cross-country scavenger hunt to creating bar graphs, these grade-appropriate activities bring data to life in the classroom through creativity.
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Changes in My StateStudents will learn about their state as they collect and organize business information using State Facts for Students, a U.S. Census Bureau data tool.
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Scavenger Hunt: Where is Gina the Geographer?Students will participate in an online scavenger hunt based on a story that a geographer named Gina has escaped to an undisclosed location.
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State Facts for StudentsBring data close to home by helping students collect, analyze, and compare kid-friendly information about their own state.
Discover Creative Writing Exercises
Explore the history of popular last names and topics that encourage students to use their voices with these grade-appropriate activities.
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Narratives and NamesStudents will examine Census Bureau data on popular last names and complete a Quickwrite about their name and its history.
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Writing for ChangeStudents will learn about how the U.S. government classifies race and ethnicity through watching a video and reading a blog post.
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Numbers That Tell a StoryStudents will use State Facts for Students to explore data about their state and voice their opinions on how the population has changed over time.
Construct Data-Driven Art Projects
From celebrating statehood anniversaries to national observances like Earth Day, these creative projects spark curiosity in students. They can learn fun facts about their state—like how people get to work or how many amusement parks and toy stores there are—while they build a data wheel or design an ornament showing the good and bad things that impact our environment.
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My State Data WheelConstruct a data wheel displaying statistics about your state by using a Census Bureau data tool to explore population, the number of kids their age, and more.
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Earth Day OrnamentIn celebration of Earth Day, make a four panel ornament depicting good and bad things that impact the environment.
Inspire Creativity With Mini Lessons
Encourage students to think creatively while exploring real-world data. From creating surveys and eye-catching infographics to discovering population trends and the many languages spoken at home, these data-driven activities encourage students to investigate, analyze, and communicate their findings in creative ways. With flexible topics that span grade levels, Mini Lessons help bring creativity and data literacy together!
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Creating and Taking a SurveyStudents learn how surveys work by creating and conducting their own, then discover how survey data help us better understand communities.
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What Languages Are Spoken in Your Home?Students explore the languages spoken at home and discover how language data reflect communities across the country.
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City Planning With Census DataBecome a city planner and use Census Bureau data to budget for the services, businesses, and public spaces your community needs most.
Additional Art-Related Resources
Coloring Pages and Activity Books
- Dr. Seuss Coloring Pages
- Statistics in Schools Coloring Pages
- Librarian Appreciation Card
- Teacher Appreciation Card Coloring Page
- Everybody Counts Coloring Book
- Everyone Counts Story and Activity Book (English)
- Everyone Counts Story and Activity Book (Spanish)
Music
Holiday Fun With Data